Well, looks like its time for a final update on the project.
We finished the platform some time ago, got all the lighting installed and thought we were ready to go. Turns out we had some motor issues still! We chased it and chased it around and finally found a HUGE amount of scale in the water...
Here's quick timelapse of us painting the bottom white. More to come now that we finally got some of the yellow on there as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBFcqQ9AXTQ&feature=plcp
Also serviced the bottom end of the motor with new seals, impeller, etc.
We picked it up with just the two of us. I'm not that big of a guy(i'm the guy in the captain picture lol), but with the foam out and motor off it wasn't that bad. The waterlogged foam is probably adding a considerable amount of weight. We used a few ratchet straps to assist with lifting by...